Tag: health worker strike

8 March 2023

When Doctors Strike: Historical Lessons From Malaysia’s Past

In '77, housemen went on strike for nearly a week and delayed registration with MMC, forcing salary hikes for HOs and first-year MOs. In '82, junior doctors protested against low salaries and lack of on-call pay with work-to-rule and day-of-rest tactics.

7 March 2023

Malaysia

Give Government Time Before Striking, Ipoh Timor MP Tells Doctors

Ipoh Timor MP Howard Lee, who attended the health minister’s town hall with doctors, says “key player” doctors were satisfied with the meet. "The problem is much larger. It is a legacy issue that needs and requires time, and not just rhetoric by some politician."

21 February 2023

World

98% Of UK Junior Doctors Vote For Unprecedented 72-Hour Strike

A ballot by the British Medical Association among nearly 37,000 junior doctors, covering more than half of all junior doctors in England, shows that 98% support a 72-hour walkout in March that will be the longest yet to hit NHS services.

21 February 2023

Letter

Doctors’ Right To Industrial Action: A Legal Perspective — Shariffullah Majeed & Nur Azmeena Azahar

Section 43 of the IRA 1967 requires workers in essential services (which includes public health) to give their employer notice of the intended strike within 42 days before the event; strikes can also be held after 21 days of giving such notice.

20 February 2023

Opinion

The Pen And Pyre: Moving From Individual Anger To Industrial Action

Research on previous doctor strikes in other countries, such as the UK and Kenya, shows no increase in patient deaths from such strikes; current data doesn't cover the effect of strikes on morbidity and quality of care, writes Dr Larry Nyanti from UMS.

Tag: health worker strike

When Doctors Strike: Historical Lessons From Malaysia’s Past

Give Government Time Before Striking, Ipoh Timor MP Tells Doctors

98% Of UK Junior Doctors Vote For Unprecedented 72-Hour Strike

Doctors’ Right To Industrial Action: A Legal Perspective — Shariffullah Majeed & Nur Azmeena Azahar

The Pen And Pyre: Moving From Individual Anger To Industrial Action

Galen Centre Gives Government B Grade For Health In First 100 Days

Give Government Time Before Striking, Ipoh Timor MP Tells Doctors

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